Sharp County record., 1887-05-12
Miscellaneous Items.

ay al Miscellaneous Items
meul babv was born at Helena recently
want IN ak fingers on each hand. The sixth
n en- appeared as a short nub next to the
cheeNe finger Mr.. Cowley, the father OF
orroVs baby, had them amputated.
thar rhe residence Of J. D. Hall, cotton
yer at Texarkana, was burglarized IN
and Dad day light a few days since Inc
Ire uilv was absent from home, and the
Feetsi ewes. after helping themselves, es-
helped.
hand; few months ago the Bank of Newport
tooi,sed It's doors on account OF the deatn Oh
proprietor. This is a golden oppor-
haysn nity for some one posted in the banking
thil siness as two of the wealthy citizens
the place offer to put IN S!5,o eacn
Il thsward the capital of First National
gsBnk, and 100000 could be handled there
eayel good advantage.
len b 3oyernOr Hughes has vetoed the act
$ sg ssed BY the last Legislature, entitled
then In act regulating the sale of the six
yNsuth section, and to provide for the col
n Sl,tion of all clai ms due the school fund
e thising from the sale of SAID sixteenth
bple ctiou, and for other purposes" The act
inlal question provilei for letting township
grasasurers loan the money for school pur,
nnahses. Without this law the money VIII
bf tsloaned out by the State Board Tor the
r fOrneft of the schools.
ADMINISTRATION into the ident ity OF the
hiram who was killed IN front of saloon
ID hg Texarkana a few nights ago, proves
live at his name was Jack Carroll, and not
ck King, as was reported at the time.
house came recently from Sherman, Tex
u.s. 1t further than this nothing can be
hen armed of his origin. He was of immense
I thaysical size and very handsome. he had
Arear brown eyes and clean-3haven chin,
ortuarrying a well shaped mus stache. There
o yOl.e still some doubts as to the correct
for lme but from the writing on his linen 1t
for decided that Carroll must be his right
b gime
yuaAt the State conclave of the Grand Com
If liaandery of Knights Templar recently
navsld at Pine Bluff, the following officers
bng ere elected for the ensuing year: P. d.
us uscCullough, of Hot Springs, Eminent
ndro-rand Commander; Deputy Grand Com
he lander, G. L. Kimball, Dardanelle; Grand
IN Commander, j. NJ. CLAYTON, Pine Bluff;
v hgrand Generallisimo, W. X. Ramsey, Of
ner,amden; Grand Captain-General, c. {.
=, lean, Little Rock; Junior Warden, j. H.
Nd, rigg, Texarkana; Grand Treasurer,
sreorge H. Mead, of Little Rock; Grand
yOur.ecorder, j. A. Henry; Grand Standard
and carer, Frank Silverman, Pine Bluff,
on d Articles of incorporation have been
was led with the State Department of the
lardanele & Little Rock Railway Com
rer any. The capital stock is placed at ST.
bedss5o,OO which sum is the actual cost OF
gnnonstructing the road, together with the
might of way. motive power, etc. The
Irtatock is to be divided into u 800 shares of
nsbhe par value of 500 each. The
he sncorporators are j. K. Per
hjy, James Evans, Thomas Cox,
Of u. s. Cunnin CHAM, G. L. Kimball, W. H.
IN, Zee and L. C. Hall, OF. Dardanelle, and D..
Echai. Fones, j. H. Miller, T. H. Jones, John
asni. Fletcher and Max Hib. The line will
,ori:ommence at Dardanelle and run thence
gran southeasterly direction through the
re COUNTIES of Yell, Perry, Conway and Pu'
of Aask, distance of about seventy-fve
hrrniles or more. Seven hundred and fifty
airs ihares of the capital stock have in good
osaith been subscribed.
The county sheriffs are gradually max
bobng their settlements with the State.
Bn vi Mrs. M. d. Mclean die a few days ago
oVpat the old Runnels homestead, sixteen
ss.niles west of Texarkana. She was the
pvidow of E. s. Runnels, brother of the
arirsate Governor of Texas of that name. Her
beb PRESENT hus sband, Mclean, has been in the
list 3owie County Jail for two weeks for al
m neged brutal treatment Of deceased and
rssler laughter, Temple, aged sixte en-.
4 vi The rolls of the Little Rock public
e SCHOOLS show an attendance of 2 800.
81 man named Reynolds, living in Searcy
duCounty, was robbed a few nights ago Of
stpf500 or $500. Reynolds lived alone in a
rs s:ude cabin, and was believed to have a
hteriarge sum secreted IN his hut. He was a
Federal soldier and had recently received
auda pension, the arrearages of which
en- amounted to over 5000 Three masked
10 men burst into the house, demanding
gomoney. He refused and was knocked
tucsenseless. The hut was then ransack ID,
hns the robbers securing only small portion
@ etof the money Reynolds regained con.
sciousness after they left, and pursue |
d. them. The thieves turned and fired on
esthim, inf citing fatal wounds.
dG Farmers say "too much rain"
hid A young man named T. G. Casey, OF
q Stone County, was recently take to Lit.
irg tie Rock to answer to a charge Of being
eimplicated with John Knuckles in the
harobbery Of the Mountain View post-offi ,e,
10 but there was no proof against him, save
Issthe statement of Knuckles. But even
e}that statement was proven untrue by
baa some of the best men in Stone County,
est and Casey was acquitted.
tg Rev. Sampson Johnson, colored, who re-
Gently eloped from Little Rock with Miss
Lille Jones, was overtakeu at Texarkana
% and the pair were returned from whence
they came. Jones will have to answer a
charge of abduction.
4. The Texarkana water works have been
" soli for s1O G01